Major crops and water scarcity in Egypt : irrigation water management under changing climate / Samiha Ouda.
This book includes multi-disciplinary quantifications of the effect of climate change on water requirements of wheat, maize, rice and sugarcane. Furthermore, it provides on-farm management that faces water scarcity under current situation and under climate change. Changing cultivation method (raised...
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| Language: | English |
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[2016]
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| Series: | SpringerBriefs in water science and technology.
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Table of Contents:
- Evapotranspiration under Changing Climate
- Water Requirements for Major Crops
- Significance of Reduction of Applied Irrigation Water to Wheat Crop
- Combating Adverse Consequences of Climate Change on Maize Crop.-High Water Consuming Crops under Control: Case of Rice Crop
- High Water Consuming Crops under Control: Case of Sugarcane Crop
- Unconventional solution to increase crop production under water scarcity
- Recommendations to Policy Makers to Face Water Scarcity.